Using Rafflecopter to Run Giveaways on Facebook

on June 14, 2011

This blog post is old. We now have a Rafflecopter Facebook app — check it out!

For those using Rafflecopter’s widget to run giveaways on Facebook, we have some updates that we think make your giveaways run better.

We’ve been looking into a whole bunch of different iFrame applications after several Facebook fans had mentioned they were having issues with viewing the widget. We found an application that works much better than the one we recommended in our post several weeks ago. We’re recommending that you use the iframe application called “Static iFrame” (http://apps.facebook.com/iframe-static/).

We strongly recommend using this application on Facebook with Rafflecopter instead of the old iFrame app moving forward! Here are some easy step-by-step instructions:

Go to http://apps.facebook.com/iframe-static/
Choose the page you’d like to add this application to and click “Add Static iFrame”

On the page you’re adding the application to, find the new tab underneath your page’s profile picture that shows a gray arrow that says “Welcome!”

Click on the “Switch to admin view” link on the upper right hand corner of the page

Copy and paste your Rafflecopter code (and any other HTML you’d like!) in the top “Tab content” box, click the “Save changes and view page” button, and refresh the page.

If you’d like to change the name of the tab from ‘Welcome’ to something else:

Go to your Facebook page where the application is, and hit the “Edit Page” on the top right.

Click on ‘Apps’ on the left hand side of the screen. Scroll down on the page until you see “Static iFrame”.
Click on “Edit Settings” below the application description, type in the name you want, and hit “Save”.

Switching to this application should result in less issues for those who use Internet Explorer and slower connections. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us @ support@rafflecopter.com.

*Psst* Want to learn about Facebook’s rules pertaining to giveaways? Check out our Facebook Promotion Guidelines page.

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Greg Goodson

Greg Goodson is the cofounder of Rafflecopter. 25x ultramarathoner, bluegrass guitarist, & weather enthusiast. Owner of one doge.

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Michele Ertter Brosius

Thats what I used today, looks like it will be great!
Michele Ertter Brosius

Thats what I used today, looks like it will be great!
- Anonymous
  
  Great! Thanks for letting us know. Hopefully it wasn’t too complicated. Let us know if we can help in any way :)
Cinnamon Hollow

I thought we aren’t allowed to host giveaways on Facebook? Their new terms have me so confused.
Cinnamon Hollow

Ok I just re-read it an as long as it’s inside the iframe app and we include the release statement, it’s ok?
https://www.facebook.com/promotions_guidelines.php
- Greg Goodson
  
  I’ll be honest, I find the Facebook promotion guidelines confusing too. They always seem like they’re written for a lawyer. I’m going to write a blog post in the next few days on the do’s and don’ts of giveaways on Facebook. I think it will help clear some confusion.
  
  But to answer quick: Yes, you can host a giveaway on Facebook on a tab or canvas page (the buttons under your Facebook page profile pic is where you’ll find them). You cannot ask someone to share a post on Facebook as an entry, or really do anything outside the canvas page. You also must release Facebook of any liability (the sentence “This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook” usually works well).
  
  More details to come soon!
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Jackie Paulson

What a great idea, sharing it around the world.
- Greg
  
  Thanks, Jackie! :)
Katrina @ The Interrupting Cow

when I paste my code and click to view, its blank! I see the text I wrote above where I pasted the code, but no widget!
- Katrina @ The Interrupting Cow
  
  Nevermind! It shows up now. =]
- Greg Goodson
  
  If you post it, and then come back to your page, you should be able to see it. For some reason, when you post something with this iframe app, you won’t see it the very first time it’s presented.
InspiringYouToSave!

Thanks for sharing this. Very helpful. I LOVE Rafflecopter ! :)
- Greg Goodson
  
  Thanks! :)
Shannon Miller

Thanks, just added it to my page! Very easy instructions! Rafflecopter ROCKS!!
Leigh Sabey

Love this! Thank you! I wonder if you can give me a suggestion. I’d like to sponsor a giveaway (to grow my own readership) for a local Facebook “group”. They’ve done giveaways in the past that are against Facebook rules (having people comment on their wall to get an entry, etc.), so I wonder if I can provide them with an iframe code from my Rafflecopter account instead. My question is: do you know if Rafflecopter can be used for a Facebook “group”, as opposed to a “page”? Thanks in advance!
- Greg Goodson
  
  Hey Leigh :)
  
  From my understanding, Facebook groups don’t give you the ability to have a tab page alongside, therefore I don’t think you’d have a place to post the Rafflecopter giveaway widget (same goes for Facebook profiles).
  
  I hope that helps!
  - Leigh Sabey
    
    OK, thank you!
Wendy

So love the directions and it worked! Looks beautiful too!
Anton Permadi

what a great apps, i’d like to try this, but how to get the Rafflecopter code?
Beyond Random

cant wait to try it!….when I finally get an invite ;)
angiewith3

Thanks so much, this was very helpful
Lori

Ssssooo excited to start using when I get an invite!!!!!!!!
Kelly B — Be A Fun Mum

Looks fantastic. I run quite a few giveaways on my blog and am beginning to worry about if I’m running them legally etc. Will rafflecopter assist with this?

Kelly
Maggie

How can I run more than one giveaway on my page? I use the latest app you have for Facebook and I can’t add another tab for my giveaway. Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
RD
- Rafflecopter
  
  hey Maggie – our best recommendation would to be use another iframe application similar to the one we recommend. thanks!
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Shopaholic Mommy

I ran a rafflecopter giveaway a few weeks ago using iStatic Frame and now that it’s over I wanted to run another one. I erased the last giveaway but whenever I try to use iStatic Frame it says I’m already running it on my fan page. Any suggestions?
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Ana

still having problems, just can’t see my giveaway on my Facebook page
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ktclick

Do you have new instructions for how to embed Rafflecopter giveaways on a Timeline-enabled Facebook page?
Littleboo-pips

Love it, thanks so much!!
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